British NVC community MG2

British NVC community MG2 (Arrhenatherum elatius- Filipendula ulmaria tall-herb grassland) is one of the mesotrophic grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system.

It is a localised community found only in northern England. There are two subcommunities.

Community composition
The following constant species are found in this community:
 * Wild Angelica (Angelica sylvestris)
 * False Oat-grass (Arrhenatherum elatius)
 * Crosswort (Cruciata laevipes)
 * Cock's-foot (Dactylis glomerata)
 * Male Fern (Dryopteris filix-mas)
 * Broad-leaved Willowherb (Epilobium montanum)
 * Red Fescue (Festuca rubra)
 * Meadowsweet (Filipendula ulmaria)
 * Water Avens (Geum rivale)
 * Common Hogweed (Heracleum sphondylium)
 * Dog's Mercury (Mercurialis perennis)
 * Rough Meadow-grass (Poa trivialis)
 * Red Campion (Silene dioica)
 * Stinging Nettle (Urtica dioica)
 * Common Valerian (Valeriana officinalis)
 * Swartz's Feather-moss (Eurhynchium swartzii)
 * Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss (Plagiomnium undulatum)
 * Dented Silk-moss (Plagiothecium denticulatum)
 * Bifid Crestwort (Lophocolea bidentata sensu lato)

One rare species, Jacob's-ladder (Polemonium caeruleum), is associated with this community.

Distribution
This community is confined to a small number of localities in northern England - in Derbyshire, Craven and the Cheviots.

Subcommunities
There are two subcommunities:
 * the Filipendula ulmaria subcommunity
 * the Polemonium caeruleum subcommunity